The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 9Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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... remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That lad , " says Mr. Johnson , " looks like the son of a schoolmaster ; which , ” added he , " is one of the very worst conditions of childhood : such a boy has no ...
... remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That lad , " says Mr. Johnson , " looks like the son of a schoolmaster ; which , ” added he , " is one of the very worst conditions of childhood : such a boy has no ...
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... remember all the stages of the progress . He was in 1704 of an age at least to be made to comprehend such things . He was then old enough acta parentum jam legere , et quae sit poterit cognoscere virtus . Suppose , Sir , that the angel ...
... remember all the stages of the progress . He was in 1704 of an age at least to be made to comprehend such things . He was then old enough acta parentum jam legere , et quae sit poterit cognoscere virtus . Suppose , Sir , that the angel ...
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... remember when the king of Denmark was in England , one of his noblemen was brought by Mr. Colman to see Dr. Johnson at our country - house ; and having heard , he said , that he was not famous for Greek literature , attacked him on the ...
... remember when the king of Denmark was in England , one of his noblemen was brought by Mr. Colman to see Dr. Johnson at our country - house ; and having heard , he said , that he was not famous for Greek literature , attacked him on the ...
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... remember rightly , sixteen faults , and made Garrick look silly at his own table . When I told Mr. Johnson the story , Why , what a monkey was David now , " says he , " tc tell of his own disgrace ! " In the course of that hour's chat ...
... remember rightly , sixteen faults , and made Garrick look silly at his own table . When I told Mr. Johnson the story , Why , what a monkey was David now , " says he , " tc tell of his own disgrace ! " In the course of that hour's chat ...
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... remember that I love the fellow dearly , now for all I laugh at him : - " Wheresoe'er I turn my view , All is strange , yet nothing new : Endless labour all along , Endless labour to be wrong ; Phrase that Time has flung away ; Uncouth ...
... remember that I love the fellow dearly , now for all I laugh at him : - " Wheresoe'er I turn my view , All is strange , yet nothing new : Endless labour all along , Endless labour to be wrong ; Phrase that Time has flung away ; Uncouth ...
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Common terms and phrases
acquaintance ANECDOTES OF DR answer antè appeared asked believe better Bolt Court Boswell Brocklesby Burke Burney called character conversation David Garrick dear death delight desired dinner Doctor dress Edmund Burke expressed eyes favour favourite fear Frank Frank Barber Garrick gentleman give hand Hawkins hear heard honour Hoole hope human Jeremiah Markland kind knew lady Langton laugh learning Lichfield lived look Lord loved Lucy Porter Madam manner Markland mentioned mind morning Nathaniel Hodges nature never observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps person pleased pleasure Poets praise recollect remember repeated replied Samuel Johnson Sastres says Johnson seemed Shakspeare Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds speak spoke story Strahan Streatham suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion told took verses virtue wish words write young